OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  John Banville 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Heinrich von Kleist 

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of Heinrich Von Kleist's early nineteenth century classic.

• Setting

  Set in Ballybog - August 1846

• Synopsis

  The action reveals the scandalous goings-on of a corrupt legal system, where the judge is as depraved and lecherous, if not more so, than the so-called criminals he seeks to indict. The valiant attempts by others to see justice done provide an exciting struggle to the finish between the fair-minded on the one side and the bloody minded on the other.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  6

• Cast Size Female

  5

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  01 June 1994

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Peacock Stage.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.